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Avalanche vs. Sabres February 1, 2014

DENVER, CO - FEBRUARY 1: Zenon Konopka #24 of the Buffalo Sabres stretches prior to the game against the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center on February 1, 2014 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images)

He's only 17 but he can see the ice so well and he moves the puck and goes to the open ice all the time, so I just think he's a player that is ready to play in the NHL. I'm really looking forward to coaching someone like this.

— U.S. National Junior Team coach Ron Wilson on Auston Matthews, the projected No. 1 pick of the 2016 NHL Draft